Sport
21 October, 2025
Sports Museum relishing new found space
The redevelopment of the Allora Community Precinct has provided the Allora Regional Sports Museum with plenty more space to house its impressive collection of local sporting artefacts, memorabilia and history.
Anyone who had visited the museum in recent years, on the corner of Herbert and Drayton streets, would have undoubtedly noticed the museum's collection had outgrown its premises, with every available spot utilised.
With the Allora Library moving from its former location to the old Senior Citizens Building, the sports museum's committee spearheaded by Perry Cronin has happily taken up the extra space vacated by the library.
With no specialised sports museum in Clifton, the Allora museum encompasses the wider region's sporting history including a great deal of history of the Wattles Rugby League Football Club.
One of the museum's biggest projects is working towards erecting a glass enclosure for a 1922 Wikner Ford Special.
The historic vehicle is owned by Doug Partington and is known as Australia's Oldest Racing Car.
The museum has received approval for the glass enclosure and is now aiming towards funding it.
Another new initiative in recent weeks has been 'Cars and Coffee' introduced by volunteer Lindsay Booth.
On Saturday mornings each week, Mr Booth has been inviting different types of cars to park along Herbert Street, spreading the word through the ' Allora Cars and Coffee' Facebook page.
Locals and visitors alike are encouraged to bring their vehicles or come for a look.
Featured cars so far have included Cadillacs, left versus right hand drive, utes and Australian built.
The idea has brought booming business for Allora's cafés.
Mr Booth said other businesses in town have been much busier as well with visitors coming for the cars and staying for everything else Allora has to offer.
With new volunteers brought into the fold, the museum is hoping to be open every day from 9am to 11am.
